Fixture News | 6th September 2005

Mierkalns one for the future

The 19-year-old top-scored in the Second XI Trophy final but was unable
to lead us to victory, as a late collapse in our innings gave Sussex a
simple target to chase.

Said Noon: ?Josh is a promising player and I?ve got high hopes for him.
He seems to be learning all the time and so far we have only got to
tell him what to do once, which is a good sign.

?In both the final and the semi-final he made runs, which suggests he likes the big occasion.

?He played a very good knock but got out at just the wrong time, like
the rest of the top four unfortunately. We needed 240 for a par score
and were in a position to achieve that at 170-3 with 10 overs to go.

?We never got any momentum going except with the partnership between
Josh and Samit Patel. Sussex then got off to a flier and although our
spinners slowed them down, they had plenty of overs to spare.

?It?s disappointing to have got this close and then lose. But we won
eight out of our 10 matches in the competition and everyone who played
made a contribution.

?We?ve got one Championship match left for the season and I?ll probably
put in a few trialists. All-in-all it?s been a pretty good year, with
several individuals playing very well and progressing nicely.?